Re-write the algorithm below so that it correctly solves the problem. Briefly explain the error and the correction. Problem Create an algorithm that will calculate the average of a group of numbers that are input and print the average. Calculate_Average 1 Get num1, num2, num3 2 sum = num1 - num2 + num3 3 average = sum/4 4 print average

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 Re-write the algorithm below so that it correctly solves the problem. Briefly explain the error and the correction.

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Create an algorithm that will calculate the average of a group of numbers that are input and print the average.

Calculate_Average

1 Get num1, num2, num3
2 sum = num1 - num2 + num3
3 average = sum/4
4 print average

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Average of a group of numbers  = ( sum of all the numbers ) /  ( count of Numbers ) .

so, For Above Case : 

Average = ( num1 + num2 + num3 )  /  3 .

 

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